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Addressing The “Scaries” In Ad Tech

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Privacy laws spook marketers. Now the privacy zombies are coming faster and more frequently. In reality the privacy regulations are well-intended and will protect consumers. Have you hired a Chief Privacy Officer? How are you getting consent from consumers? However, beware! Behemoths build ‘walled gardens’.

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Building Consumer Loyalty Through Brand Transparency

Ronn Torossian

Recently, Facebook quietly unrolled a new feature called “page integrity”. In an era in which privacy is everything and the integrity of businesses is often called into question, transparency is a very important attribute. This allows users to see recent activity, updates, and modifications to a business page.

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Facebook Tries to Stop Deluge of “Fake” Accounts with Elections Looming

Ronn Torossian

With midterm elections looming, the folks at Facebook are still desperately trying to reverse a cataclysmic loss of consumer trust thanks to a massive privacy scandal that revealed a myriad of issues with the social media giant. In a recent report, Facebook is said to have … READ MORE ».

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How Privacy Conscious Brands Can Gain an Edge on the Competition

Beyond PR

If users show interest in so much as a pair of socks online, those socks will inundate their Facebook feed for weeks — never mind a big-ticket item like a couch or a car. As consumers become warier of digital ads that infringe on their privacy, brands must think of ways to relate to their customers without appearing to intrude on them.

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Press Release Horror Stories: 5 Lessons Learned from Epic PR Fails

Newsfile

Companies should prioritize consumer safety and address concerns promptly. Facebook’s Data Privacy Concerns (2015-2021) : Facebook’s first impactful data privacy concerns started in 2015 during the Cambridge Analytica scandal. 1] The app harvested the data of up to 87 million Facebook profiles. [2]

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Data, Privacy and Why Solo PR Pros Should Care

Solo PR Pro

It recently came to light that Cambridge Analytica , a political research firm, purchased information on more than 50 million Facebook users. This is far from the first scandal involving Facebook and data, but it brings to the forefront a deeper problem. How do you deal with “the privacy paradox” as Mary Meeker describes it?

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Big Tech Has A PR Problem. Can It Close The Trust Gap?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

At a time of huge partisan polarization, one thing that brings people together, it seems, is resentment of Big Tech, especially the Big Four — Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon. Sometimes they do make positive changes, like Facebook’s plan to combat misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. The news isn’t all bad.